TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 27-May-12
If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web. 27-May-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists solace [ SOL-is ] [ transitive verb ] MEANING : 1. (tr.v.) to comfort someone or cheer someone up 2. (tr.v.) to allay or relieve someone of their misery or grief 3. (n.) comfort, alleviation or consolation 4. (n.) a source of alleviation, comfort or consolation USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : She solaced the grieving widow by offering words of comfort. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : But its buoyancy is a solace to Asian countries, several of which enjoy trade surpluses with China, and to the European Union, for which China is the fastest-growing market—albeit, as the Europeans like to point out when they complain about Chinese trade barriers, still no bigger than Switzerland. Economist, China moves to centre stage, Oct 30th 2008 lave [ leyv ] [ noun